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What is gout? Gout is a common type of inflammatory arthritis. It causes pain, swelling, and redness in one or more joints. It usually happens as a flare, which can last for a week or two and then gets better. The flares often begin in your big toe or a lower limb. What causes gout? Gout happens when too much uric acid (urate) builds up in your body over a long time. Uric acid is a waste product... https://medlineplus.gov/gout.html
Gout is a type of arthritis, which is a group of related disorders caused by episodes of abnormal inflammation in the joints. People with gout have high levels of a substance called urate in the blood (hyperuricemia). Gout develops when hyperuricemia leads to the formation of urate crystals in joints, triggering an inflammatory response from the immune system.In people with gout, the first episode... https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gout
Gout is a type of arthritis that causes pain and swelling in your joints, usually as flares that last for a week or two, and then go away. https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/gout
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